To start off our day of guitar chords, here are three very commonly used open chords that are very often played together. A, D, and E are three chords you will see appearing together over and over again, especially in…
Category: Exercises
Free Guitar Lessons San Francisco — Wednesday Guitar Chords Intro
Starting today, each Wednesday I’ll be introducing a new, simple, and easy-to-follow guitar chord exercise that you can that will help you improve your guitar playing immediately. These exercises will contain new chord shapes, chord progressions, and strumming patterns as…
Free Guitar Lessons San Francisco — Tuesday Guitar Tips Intro
Starting today, each Tuesday I’ll be introducing a new, simple, and easy-to-follow guitar tip that you can that will help you improve your guitar playing immediately. Check out the intro video below!
Free Guitar Lessons San Francisco — Monday Exercise #1
For our first Monday Exercise, we’re going to take a simple and easy exercise that countless guitarists have used to build dexterity, strength, stamina, and to quickly warm up the fingers. This type of exercise is sometimes called a chromatic…
Free Guitar Lessons San Francisco — Monday Exercises Intro
Starting today, each Monday I’ll be introducing a new, simple, and easy-to-follow exercise that you can do in just a few minutes or seconds to improve your guitar playing immediately. Check out the intro video below!
The Perfect Practice Sandwich
Let’s face it, practicing guitar can be a pain sometimes. Why can’t you just play songs you enjoy when you feel like it and not worry about making time for it, doing exercises, or going over the harder parts? The…
15 Ways to Write a Song (Part 3)
And now, the final installment of songwriting ideas. Click here for #1-5. Click here for #6-10. Here are #11-15: 11. Collaborate: I’d venture the majority of well-known songs have been written by more than one person. Collaborating is excellent because as…
15 Ways to Write a Song (Part 2)
Another exciting installment of songwriting ideas. Click here for #1-5. Here are #6-10: 6. Try a new instrument or tuning: Just as with playing a new style or genre, playing a new instrument forces you to change things up. I…
15 Ways to Write a Song (Part 1)
One of the top songwriting questions is: Where do you start? Do you begin with a feeling? With lyrics? With music? In reality, there are dozens of ways to write a song, and while many songwriters have one preferred method,…